Director, Financial Crimes Technology
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Pathward, N.A. Financial Services
Location: RemoteFull-TimeDirector
Salary$86,000 – $145,000
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Job Details
- Experience
- 10+ years of experience in BSA/AML, Financial Crimes, screening technology, or risk management systems, with at least 5 years in leadership roles.
- Required Skills
- Risk ManagementData analytics
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree (JD, MBA, or Masters) preferred.
- 10+ years of experience in BSA/AML, Financial Crimes, screening technology, or risk management systems.
- 5+ years in leadership roles overseeing complex programs, teams, or technology initiatives.
- Strong working knowledge of BSA/AML screening platforms (e.g., Actimize, LexisNexis, SAS, Oracle Financial Crimes).
- Experience defining business requirements, implementing enhancements, and validating system outputs.
- Proven experience managing user acceptance testing (UAT) and validation processes in highly regulated environments.
- Deep understanding of BSA/AML regulatory requirements, risk frameworks, and sanctions screening.
- Experience supporting model governance, lifecycle management, and tuning.
- Strong knowledge of data governance, data quality management, and reporting practices.
- Experience leveraging data analytics tools to support performance analysis and alert optimization.
- CAMS, CFCS, or similar certification preferred.
Responsibilities
- Partner with BSA/AML and compliance stakeholders to translate screening strategies into detailed functional specifications, business rules, and acceptance criteria.
- Serve as a subject matter expert, evaluating technical solutions to ensure alignment with BSA/AML program objectives and risk management frameworks.
- Maintain a portfolio of system enhancements, defect remediation, model tuning, and regulatory-driven updates.
- Own user acceptance testing (UAT) for screening platform changes, including development of strategies, test plans, and sign-off procedures.
- Oversee ongoing monitoring of screening outputs and alert volumes to identify anomalies, data quality issues, or model effectiveness changes.
- Lead tuning and optimization activities to improve screening effectiveness and reduce false positives.
- Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to evaluate screening performance.
- Lead and mentor a team of BSA technology analysts and functional specialists.
- Develop and maintain a strategic roadmap for BSA/AML screening capabilities.
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